Buss William H (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Bound in thin brown blindstamped cloth; no additional printings. Printed by the Hammond Printing Company, Fremont, Nebraska, 1925. 150 pages. Appears unread. Contains, among many others, the "Hymn to Nebraska", the Nebraska Prize Hymn for 1916. Buss was at this time Pastor Emeritus of the Fremont Church; he had also spent time in Aurora, IL. The plain paper dust wrapper has very light edgewear with a short 1/4 tear, and is now in mylar. A clean, tight, unmarked copy of a scarce title. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

paperback. Condition: Good. Fourth Edition. Paperback--cover slight wear--otherwise excellent condition.

Condition: Good. Steel engraving. 400 x 223 mm. (sheet). Very Good, toning along sheet edges, missing area at top edge of sheet.Provenance: From the collection of the Late Frederick G. Ruffner, Jr., founder of Gale Research, Detroit.

First edition in book-form variant deluxe publisher's binding in original half burgundy morocco, green moirë watermarked satin cloth covered sides, black and gilt title lettering label and elaborate tools to the spine, marble end papers and text block edges, original silk tie. 8vo. 8¾'' x 5¾''. Variant deluxe publisher's bindings are known, including states in green moirë and half morocco (as here) and full morocco. Academics seem to have dismissed the variant bindings altogether, and as so little is known about the existence of these, a precedence has not been set. Being generally a mixed issue as described below, etched plates by Robert Seymour, H. K. Browne ('Phiz'), including 1 (of 2) suppressed plates by Robert William Buss, page 69 not present, page 74 present, stab marks present. A notoriously difficult book bibliographically. Several first issue points present: 'Weller' rather than 'Veller' on the inn sign but with first issue point with Phiz peut on the engraved title page. This copy with Directions to the Binder leaf with 6 line errata on verso; pages 25-26 a single inset leaf; that and the following leaf both bearing the signature mark 'E'; frontispiece stool has four stripes, a middle shield and signed Phiz Fecit (later there were five stripes); engraved title page reads 'Weller' (second plate) instead of 'Veller'; page 260 line 29, 'hodling' for 'holding'; page 261, line 6 'Picvick' for 'Pickwick'; page 267 '7' in page number slightly raised; pages 282 and 299 both with 'Chapters XXVIII'; page 303 lacking last '3'; page 341, line 1 has correct 'inde-licate'; page 341-2 is in an early state (Hatton & Cleaver, variant C C 2); page 342, line 5, uncorrected 'S. Veller'; page 432, the 'F' in headline is imperfect; page 553, 9 lines up 'Considdring for Considering'. Contains frontispiece, engraved title page, [xiv], 2, 609 printed pages of text with 41 illustrations throughout. Additional leaf bound after the third front free end paper with hand written notes concerning this being a first edition in original binding, below which a press clipping has been pasted with the title 'Dickens and Pickwick in Court'. Joints professionally repaired, some toning and foxing to plates as usual. Member of the P.B.F.A. DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). …